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July 2021
Huntington Arts Council and Hecksher Museum of Art present: Art Happenings
July 1, Kevin McEvoy, 4:00 PM- 7:00 PM The Huntington Arts Council and The Hecksher Museum of Art have collaborated to present a visual arts component to the Huntington Summer Arts Festival. Art Happenings are free and all are welcome! Join us and our featured artists each Thursday in July from 4:00-7:00 PM to create in Hecksher Park. Bring your own supplies to create along with the artists or just watch and enjoy the creative process. Everyone is invited to…
Find out more »The Jazz Loft presents: Summer Swap Stages With A Purpose
The Jazz Loft in partnership with Legislator Kara Hahn presents an experience in Stony Brook Village using outdoor spaces to create and present a unique walking experience. Jazz, Art, Dance, History, Theatre and Kids Activities will take place in 4 stages: Sand Street Beach, Shops at Stony Brook Inner Court, Jazz Loft lawn and Stony Brook Harbor parking lot.
Find out more »Oyster Bay Music Festival presents Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Planting Fields
In a special performance of the Oyster Bay Music Festival, we join with members of Grammy award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in a special concert featuring Wynton Marsalis’ composition, A Fiddler’s Tale, that reinterprets Stravinsky’s classic, A Soldier’s Tale. Marsalis weaves a harrowing story of an aspiring musician who sells her music to the devil – a record company – in an age-old tale of temptation. The jazz-inspired 7-piece chamber orchestra retells the legendary parable once again with narration. Gifted young…
Find out more »Michelle Palatnik-Patriotism in American Art
Discover the stories behind patriotic works in American art.
Find out more »Huntington Arts Council and Hecksher Museum of Art present: Art Happenings
Featured Artist- July 8, Diego Garcia, 4:00 PM-7:00 PM The Huntington Arts Council and The Hecksher Museum of Art have collaborated to present a visual arts component to the Huntington Summer Arts Festival. Art Happenings are free and all are welcome! Join us and our featured artists each Thursday in July from 4:00-7:00 PM to create in Hecksher Park. Bring your own supplies to create along with the artists or just watch and enjoy the creative process. Everyone is invited…
Find out more »St. John’s Huntington presents “Unfiltered Grace” – 3rd Annual Friendship Day Concert
The choirs of St. Augustine's Brooklyn and St. John's Huntington present our 3rd Annual Friendship Day, a virtual concert of "Unfiltered Grace." Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/stjohns1745/live_videos/
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Weaving With Wine
In the era before the advent of factories, folks depended upon skilled weavers to take the flax and wool they had spin into yarn and turn it into clothing. To help folks experience what it was like to weave using manual looms, the Huntington Historical Society is offering a new program, “Weaving with Wine.” during the winter months, we will offer two-and-a-half hour (7pm – 9:30pm) introductory classes to Learn to weave on a table loom. At the end of…
Find out more »Michelle Palatnik: Long Island Artists
Discover Long Island's Art History. View a demonstration of one of the discussed artworks (Day 2).
Find out more »Huntington Arts Council and Hecksher Museum of Art present: Art Happenings
Featured Artist- July 15, Patty Eljaiek, 4:00 PM- 7:00 PM The Huntington Arts Council and The Hecksher Museum of Art have collaborated to present a visual arts component to the Huntington Summer Arts Festival. Art Happenings are free and all are welcome! Join us and our featured artists each Thursday in July from 4:00-7:00 PM to create in Hecksher Park. Bring your own supplies to create along with the artists or just watch and enjoy the creative process. Everyone is…
Find out more »WWBA Presents Art and Poetry Virtual Workshop: Exploring the Relationship between Images & Words
WWBA is delighted to host a Zoom workshop exploring practices that combine imagery and text in compelling ways to deepen the expressive power of both. his workshop led by Artistic Director of The Acting Center in New York City Karen De Mauro & Visual Artist and WWBA Events & Media Director Caitlyn Shea. PARTICIPANT TICKETS: $15/$10 MEMBERS (LIMITED TO 15 PEOPLE) Participant Member Tickets: https://www.waltwhitman.org/product/art-and-poetry-participant-member/ Participant Non-Member Tickets: https://www.waltwhitman.org/product/art-and-poetry-participant-nonmember/ AUDITOR TICKETS: $10/$7 MEMBERS Auditor Member Tickets: https://www.waltwhitman.org/product/art-and-poetry-auditor-member/ Auditor Non-Member Tickets:…
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Lunch & Learn Lecture series – Hissing Cousins: The Lifelong Rivalry of Eleanor Roosevelt And Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Lunch & Learn Lecture series combines good food with Huntington and Long Island’s rich history. Each month features a different speaker covering a topic relating to our local history and includes a three-course meal at Black and Blue Seafood Chophouse. This month's lecture is the story of the complex family ties and political battles that bound two of the most remarkable woman of the 20th century.
Find out more »Fearless Watercolors – Virtual Classes with Jan Guarino
Painting different a subject matter each week from landscapes, seacapes, still lifes, florals and portraits. I will show you techniques that will allow you to feel free while holding onto detail, gain control, make corrections and have fun. Learn to trust your instincts with color and add contrast and allow blossoms, drips and splatters to work for you. $25 per class includes a 2+ hour class, critique and recording. Sign up for my newsletters to receive class updates on my…
Find out more »Jan Guarino Fearless Watercolor IN PERSON One Day Workshop
Spend the day at Gallery North Art Studio and paint a Seascape with me. Learn watercolor techniques to create waves, sand, sunset in clear steps to walk away with a painting worthy of signing, matting, framing and hanging! Get out from your virtual Zoom classes and spend the day painting in this lovely spot.
Find out more »Art League of Nassau County presents: Old Westbury Garden Paint Out
Old Westbury Garden Paint Out Join your fellow artists for Plein Air painting at these beautiful gardens over the weekend of July17 -18. Bring your paints, easel and supplies to create a work of art with your fellow artists. There is no class instruction. Art is self directed. For non-members, your $20 fee entitles you to a year's membership as an Art League of Nassau County Associate Member which includes our newsletter, demonstrations, Plein Air Painters Group, workshop discounts and…
Find out more »Sanctuary Music at Noon
Soothe your soul and revive your spirit with 30-minute performances every Sunday at noon. Join us in our beautiful, historic church or in the sanctuary of your own home via Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/stjohns1745/live/ The last Sunday of each month will be a Taize prayer service. Young Musicians Showcase - 7/11, 8/8. Free or make an offering of $10 to support St. John's Music Ministry. Sponsorship opportunities available. Contact the Parish Office for more information.
Find out more »EastLine Theatre presents Romeo & Juliet Long Island Tour – Free
EastLine Theatre will present their rollicking take on Shakespeare's classic romance under the summer sun at locations across Long Island. Romeo & Juliet will feature original live music in a family-friendly production. Performances begin June 20 in Freeport. An age-old vendetta between two powerful families erupts again on the streets of Verona. A young lovesick Romeo Montague falls instantly in love with Juliet, who is a Capulet. But love can lead to tragedy — Scheduled performances are: 6/20 - Waterfront…
Find out more »The Firefly Artists presents: Keiko Tanabe, “Watercolor: Keep It Simple and Strong.”
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: This workshop is designed for those who would like to gain a better understanding of methods and techniques to make a watercolor painting that is simple yet strong. The goal is to capture the essence of the subject that conveys a certain mood and atmosphere. The process of simplification begins with visualization. In representational art, this ability to see the end result of a painting, through the mind’s eye, is instrumental in realizing an artist’s vision. The…
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Lunch & Learn Lunch Series with Rhoda Miller
Lunch & Learn Lecture series combines good food with Huntington and Long Island’s rich history. Each month features a different speaker covering a topic relating to our local history and includes a three-course meal at Black and Blue Seafood Chophouse. This month's speaker, Rhoda Miller, will do a presentation and discussion of Long Island's rich and fascinating Jewish heritage explored from a historical and genealogical perspective.
Find out more »Michelle Palatnik: Teen Portfolio Class
Build your art portfolio skills for college. For eager high school students.
Find out more »Jazz Loft Trio and Jam
The Jazz Loft Trio led by bassist Keenan Zach performs at 7 PM followed by a jam at 8 PM.
Find out more »Plein Aire Workshop
Babylon Village Arts Council announces its new Plein Aire Workshops .Let's go outside and create some ART during this 2-part workshop in the open air. Creating art outside is a wonderful way to use direct observation. On july 14 Melissa Maiello will show you how to create art with charcoal at Argyle Park. On July 21 Tom Finn will observe the Great South Bay and the Robert Moses Bridge to capture it in pastels. The 2-part workshops is $30 per…
Find out more »Michelle Palatnik:The Hudson River School of Painters
Learn about the history of the Hudson River Painters and watch a demonstration of one of the paintings discussed (Day 2).
Find out more »Virtual Children’s Masterpiece Painting Event: Vincent van Gogh & Walt Whitman
WWBA is delighted to present Virtual Children’s Masterpiece Painting Event: Vincent van Gogh & Walt Whitman an art and history program for children on Thursday, July 22nd from 1:00PM to 2:00PM. How was Vincent van Gogh inspired by Walt Whitman? Children can join an interactive art event guided by an experienced art and history instructor while learning the answer to this question and painting their own masterpiece at home! Suggested ages 7 and up. Click here for more information about…
Find out more »The Art Guild presents Painting & Drawing Camp for Grades 6 and up!
Monday – Thursday Two Sessions! 10:00 am – 1 pm, 2 pm – 5 pm Painting & Drawing (Grades 6 and up): All levels. Artists will explore different techniques and mediums and receive individual and small-group instruction in a fun environment. Dates: July 19 – July 22 ABOUT THE TEACHER: MANNY VILLALOBOS Manuel Adolfo Villalobos is a Fine Artist, Musician and Art Educator from New York. He has achieved a bachelors in Art Education from Long Island University Post and…
Find out more »Huntington Arts Council and Hecksher Museum of Art present: Art Happenings
Featured Artist- July 22, Marie Saint-Cyr, 4:00 PM- 7:00 PM The Huntington Arts Council and The Hecksher Museum of Art have collaborated to present a visual arts component to the Huntington Summer Arts Festival. Art Happenings are free and all are welcome! Join us and our featured artists each Thursday in July from 4:00-7:00 PM to create in Hecksher Park. Bring your own supplies to create along with the artists or just watch and enjoy the creative process. Everyone is…
Find out more »Nassau County Museum of Art presents Feast for the Eyes
Feast for the Eyes, guest curated by Franklin Hill Perrell, explores how food has always inspired artists. Drawn from a wide variety of media, the exhibition offers viewers eclectic portrayals of food, restaurants, cafés, shops, parties and table decorations. Included are luscious depictions of food by artists such as Ben Schonzeit and Wayne Thiebaud, Berenice Abbott’s photographs of food-related sights in New York; Judith Leiber’s fabulous jeweled evening bags in fruit and vegetable shapes; as well as Al Hirschfeld’s famed…
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Lunch & Learn Lecture Series with Paul J. Mateyunas
Lunch & Learn Lecture series combines good food with Huntington and Long Island’s rich history. Each month features a different speaker covering a topic relating to our local history and includes a three-course meal at Black and Blue Seafood Chophouse. An afternoon with Gatsby! Travel back in time to the days of Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby, learning about the real families and homes that inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Find out more »Hofstra University Museum presents “Let’s Explore” Backpacks
The Museum’s distinct “Let’s Explore” Backpacks offer activity-filled ways for children (ages 5-12) and adult companions to explore together the outdoor sculpture collection on the University’s beautiful campus. Children then create their own works of art to take home. Various backpack themes are available. Pick up all backpack and caper activity materials at the Emily Lowe Gallery during open hours year-round until 3 p.m. Return all backpacks by 4 p.m. and keep your completed works of art. All backpack activities…
Find out more »Staller Center for the Arts presents: Stony Brook Film Festival – Live
Live Festival July 22-31 The Stony Brook Film Festival presented by Island Federal showcases the best in independent film premieres over ten stimulating days. All films screen July 22-31 in Staller Center’s main stage theatre at Stony Brook University, followed by a virtual encore screening in August. For film schedule and description, and ticketing information, visit stonybrookfilmfestival.com
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